| Name | HamSphere 4.0 Benelux contest 2019 |
| Description | This is our 2nd Benelux contest to provide contacts with operators from 3 countries located in Benelux area (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg). |
| Mode | SSB |
| Bands | 160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 11 m |
| Rules | Each participant can work all stations all over the world. Repeated QSOs with the same operator are valid on every new band. For each valid QSO you will receive points depending on distance between you and operator which you have worked. For each valid QSO with operator from Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg you will receive 10 extra points. Multipliers will be each new operator from Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg once during all contest. List of territories which are valid for multipliers and extra points is shown below in the Multipliers section. Final result will be calculated as a sum of distance points and extra points multiplied by a number of worked Benelux operators. Do not forget about the 15 minutes rule. 15 minutes must have passed before you can contact the same op on a different band.
Categories:
Group A: Asia
Group B: Europe
Group C: North America
Group D: South America
Group E: Africa
Group F: Oceania and Antarctica
1st places in every groups will receive 30 HS credits
2nd places in every groups will receive 20 HS credits
3rd places in every groups will receive 10 HS credits |
| Score Calculation | Total points = (Total points for QSOs distances + Total extra point for QSO with operators from Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) multiply by (Total numbers of worked
operators from Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg+1)
+1 is for cases, if operator did not work with any operator from Belgium, Netherlands or Luxembourg |
| Max Power | 100 Watts |
| Exchange | RS + Serial numbers (beginning from 001) |
| QSO Points | 1 point per QSO (0-500 km)
2 points per QSO (500 km-2500 km)
3 points per QSO (2500 km-5000 km)
4 points per QSO (5000 km-10000 km)
5 points per QSO (10000 km-…)
10 points per each QSO with operators from Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg |
| Extra info | Multipliers:
Each new worked operator from Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg ONE TIME during the contest.
Countries and territories valid for multipliers and extra points:
BELGIUM BE
NETHERLANDS NL
LUXEMBOURG LU |
| Start date UTC | 2019-01-19 07:00 |
| End date UTC | 2019-01-20 06:59 |
| Log deadline UTC | 2019-01-24 23:59 |
| Manager | UR5FAI |
| Results | |